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Joseph Johnstone Muir
Chaplain of the United States Senate
In office
January 21, 1921 – November 17, 1927
Personal details
Born(1847-07-30)July 30, 1847
Parsonstown, Ireland
DiedNovember 17, 1927(1927-11-17) (aged 80)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeRock Creek Cemetery
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Spouse Lizzie Glover ​(m. 1868)​
OccupationClergyman

Joseph Johnstone Muir (July 30, 1847 – November 17, 1927) was a Baptist clergyman who served as Chaplain of the United States Senate.

Early years

Joseph Johnstone Muir was born in Parsonstown, Ireland, on July 30, 1847, to Scots-Irish parents, Alexander Johnstone and Mary Faith Stothard Muir. He worked for a time in business in Dublin before moving to the United States in 1863. He continued in business in New York.

Ministry

In 1869 he was licensed to preach by the Baptist church. He served in succession: the Baptist church in Oxford, New Jersey; the East Marion Baptist Church on Long Island; First Baptist Church of Ticonderoga, New York; McDougal Street Baptist Church, New York City; the Park Baptist Church in Port Richmond, New York, on Staten Island; North Street Baptist Church, Philadelphia; the E Street or Third Baptist Church of Washington, D.C., and the Temple Baptist Church also in Washington.

He was elected Chaplain of the Senate on January 21, 1921, serving until his death in Washington on November 17, 1927. He was buried at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Personal life

In 1868 he married Lizzie Glover; they were the parents of three sons and two daughters – Edward A. T. Muir, Charles Stothard Muir, John McM. Glover Muir, Florence Evelyn May Muir and Edna Alexandra Muir.

References

  1. ^ "Senate Chaplain Dies". Brooklyn Times-Union. Washington. November 18, 1927. p. 68. Retrieved May 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. II. James T. White & Company. 1921. p. 370. Retrieved May 11, 2021 – via Google Books.
  3. "Name Chaplain for Senate". The New York Times. Washington. January 22, 1921. p. 10. Retrieved May 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Chronicler's Report for 1927, by EJ Morrison
  5. "Dr. J. J. Muir, Chaplin Of U.S. Senate, Is Dead". The Baltimore Sun. Washington. November 18, 1927. p. 7. Retrieved May 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Dr. Joseph J. Muir Buried From Church". The Evening Star. November 20, 1927. p. 7. Retrieved May 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. 1880 United States Census
Religious titles
Preceded byF.J. Prettyman 55th US Senate Chaplain
January 21, 1921 – November 21, 1927 		Succeeded byZeBarney Thorne Phillips
Chaplains of the United States Senate
Listed in chronological order of succession
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